Your phone gets a shiny new Android update, but your car suddenly wants nothing to do with it. That’s the frustrating situation some Samsung Galaxy owners are facing after installing One UI 9, with reports of Android Auto refusing to connect or repeatedly dropping connections. The complaints have now caught Google’s attention, although the cause remains a mystery.
The problem isn’t limited to one Galaxy model. In a Samsung Community thread, a Galaxy S26 owner reported that Android Auto stopped working after updating to One UI 9. Re-pairing devices, clearing app data, and switching to a wired connection did nothing. Other Reddit users described similar failures, although some said Android Auto continued working normally.
